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[cdn-nucl-l] A Couple good letters to the Star
Posted in the Toronto Star on June 21, 2006 and at:
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Artic
le_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1150840211371
and
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Artic
le_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1150840211366
A couple great letters to the Toronto Star recently...
Adam
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60% going to renewable energy
Jun. 21, 2006. 01:00 AM
Getting the numbers right
Every major newspaper in Ontario, including the Star, has misreported the
Ontario Energy Plan as a $40 billion to $46 billion nuclear plan. The actual
breakdown of the projected costs, as presented by Energy Minister Dwight
Duncan, is $20 billion for nuclear, $20 billion for renewables and $6
billion for conservation. Curiously, the only major newspaper that got this
information correct was the New York Times, which most Ontarians don't read.
A plan that allocates almost 60 per cent of its budget for renewables and
conservation is much more than just a nuclear plan. Those of us who work in
the nuclear industry are often blamed for historical cost overruns, which we
believe to be unfair since we have built our last six power reactors on
budget.
Michael Ivanco, Society of Professional Engineers and Associates,
Mississauga
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Interference caused overruns
Jun. 21, 2006. 01:00 AM
Ottawa must help with new reactors
Editorial, June 19.
With reference to the above editorial, I have two important comments.
Upsizing from the 900-megawatt Darlington reactors to 1,000 megawatts should
be a low technical risk. Similar upsizing in the past has been an asset
because we know the Candu technology. Foreign technology is the risk.
Much of the cost overruns at Darlington were caused by provincial government
and federal AECB interference after the project was underway. The
governments' criteria for success must be defined before the project
approval time.
Stan Franklin, former director, Bruce Nuclear Power Development, Kincardine,
Ont.